Further emergency accommodation supplied for rough sleepers in Kildare last night

Volunteers from the Peter McVerry Trust were busy in Kildare and the rest of the Leinster region once again last night as emergency accommodation was sought for people who would otherwise have been sleeping rough.

Last night the service made a total of 185 Extreme Cold Weather Placements available.

Among these were 160 in Dublin city, with 120 of these in St Catherine's sports centre in Dublin 8 in partnership with the DRHE and a further 40 spread across existing Peter McVerry Trust services.

In Kildare there has been a total of 25 extreme cold weather placements have been provided, with an 11 additional places being secured on Thursday. These cases were individuals who contacted the Kildare County Council/Peter McVerry Trust Freephone and people who were spotted by members of the public and were then engaged by Peter McVerry Trust staff.

With conditions to remain very cold and snow to continue falling throughout today, the homeless service will once again be busy tonight to ensure people are safe.